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868 LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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CHAPTER 452.
AN ACT to repeal Sections 96 to 109, inclusive,
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
for Charles County, under the head of Roads,
and to enact the following in lieu thereof ; and
to provide a Road System for St. Mary's
County.
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Repealed.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That Sections 96 to 109, inclusive,
of the Code of Public Local Laws of this State for
Charles County, relating to roads, be and the
same is hereby repealed, and the following enacted
in lieu thereof:
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Liable to road
service.
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96. Every male resident of Charles county,
above the age of twenty-one years, shall be liable
to road service upon the public roads in said coun-
ty, within the road district in which he may
reside, not exceeding two days for each year,
which service he shall render by labor in person,
or by some one furnished to labor in his stead,
under the direction of the proper road officer of
the county, or road district, when notified by
such officer to attend for such purpose ; and upon
failure of any person so to attend and labor in
person, or by substitute, when notified, he shall
be liable on demand to pay for each day he shall
so fail to attend a sum of money equivalent to the
sum required to procure labor in his place, at the
rate allowed therefor upon the roads in said coun-
ty, with five per cent, in addition thereto for col-
lecting the same, which, upon such demand and
default of payment, shall be collected by the
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How col-
lected.
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several Supervisors of Roads, in the name of the
county, as other small debts are collected by law,
and for which any and all property of such per-
son, or his rights and credits, including any wages
due or to be due him, shall be liable on execution
or attachment ; provided, that if any person from
whom such road service may be required, under
the preceding provision of this Section, shall
make it appear to the Supervisor of his road dis-
trict, under regulations in relation thereto to be
prescribed by the County Commissioners of said
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